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north korea. john bolden came out swinging, writing that, quote -- now, he adds they're helping to gain access to important figures. >> okay. to every reaction there can be another reaction. >> mm-hmm. >> so what are people saying about bolton. >> we got it. well said. some say that a slamming clinton's trip is foolish. here's senior analyst david gergen on that. >> reporter: i think it's nonsense and bogus. he went as a private citizen. that's why privacy is so important. beyond that, if josh bolten had his way, these two women would still be in prison. >> and robin, the administration consistently saying it's drawing a line from winning the journali journalists' freedom on one side and dealing with the nuclear ambitions. senior administration officials saying clinton's trip was strictly a private humanitarian mission and did not deal with the north korea nuclear bomb and missile testing, robin. >> thank you. i want to tell you, folks, when those folks arrive back in the united states, we'll brin
north korea. john bolden came out swinging, writing that, quote -- now, he adds they're helping to gain access to important figures. >> okay. to every reaction there can be another reaction. >> mm-hmm. >> so what are people saying about bolton. >> we got it. well said. some say that a slamming clinton's trip is foolish. here's senior analyst david gergen on that. >> reporter: i think it's nonsense and bogus. he went as a private citizen. that's why privacy is so...
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north korea to act. the white house is trying to separate the two matters here, nuclear negotiations and these two women and they are sailinging one has to do with humanitarian and they don't think that both of them overlap. >> thank you, dan. i want to bring back governor richardson. governor richardson, do you have our audio back? >> i think i'm back. >> gloria bore jer was asking you a question. we will get back to her. >> i was asking you essentially what else the north koreans would be getting out of this, aside from the photo ops with bill clinton? clearly they want direct contact with the u.s. outside the six-party talks. does this qualify for that? would bill clinton have come with a message on that? >> this is what the north koreans get. one, they get international press over the visit of a former president. north koreans have always wanted president clinton to come. other american presidents, we have not done that appropriately. i think that's been the right decision, but they get -- kim jong-i
north korea to act. the white house is trying to separate the two matters here, nuclear negotiations and these two women and they are sailinging one has to do with humanitarian and they don't think that both of them overlap. >> thank you, dan. i want to bring back governor richardson. governor richardson, do you have our audio back? >> i think i'm back. >> gloria bore jer was asking you a question. we will get back to her. >> i was asking you essentially what else the...
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korea for 4 1/2 months are being released in conjunction with a visit to north korea by bill clinton. it's great news for the journalists and their families, it's also terrific news for the legacy of bill clinton. you're watching the big picture on msnbc. these days, when you have to spend, shopping online can help save. doing it with bank of america can help save a lot more. up to 20% cash back from over 300 online retailers with our add it up program. just sign p and use your bank of america debit or credit card when you shop online. it's one of the many ways we make saving money in tough times a whole lot easier. finally, good news for people with type 2 diabetes or at risk for diabetes. introducing new nutrisystem d, the clinically tested program for losing weight and reducing blood sugar. hi i'm mike, and i lost 100 pounds on nutrisystem d when i was first diagnosed with diabetes, that first step was more like a giant leap. till i discovered nutrisystem d. in a clinical study people on nutrisystem d lost 16 times more weight and reduced their blood sugar 5 times more than those
korea for 4 1/2 months are being released in conjunction with a visit to north korea by bill clinton. it's great news for the journalists and their families, it's also terrific news for the legacy of bill clinton. you're watching the big picture on msnbc. these days, when you have to spend, shopping online can help save. doing it with bank of america can help save a lot more. up to 20% cash back from over 300 online retailers with our add it up program. just sign p and use your bank of america...
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>> i think it was important to north korea. i don't know how important it was to thehenited states. >> i was just going to say. it's also interesting who accompanied president clinton. he was accompanied by john podesta who was former white house chief of staff and also the transition director for president obama. he was accompanied by a former high-ranking state department official who is a specialist in korean affairs. no government offffials-- current government officials-- but a pretty good, powerful team of people who are experienced in north korea and would be good observers of kim jong il and how he's acting. >> rose: is it also true that the former president was met by oh high-level officials, the chief nuclear negotiator and the vice parliamentary speaker? that he got some kind of state dinner? that they really treated this as a big-time visit beyond the release of these two people? >> yes, clearly. >> yes, that is true. and nuclear experts that i've talked to have identified the people who greeted him at the airport a
>> i think it was important to north korea. i don't know how important it was to thehenited states. >> i was just going to say. it's also interesting who accompanied president clinton. he was accompanied by john podesta who was former white house chief of staff and also the transition director for president obama. he was accompanied by a former high-ranking state department official who is a specialist in korean affairs. no government offffials-- current government officials-- but a...
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because right now north korea is under u.n. sanctions again because of its testing of the nuclear device and its firing of the missiles between april and may. and it has said publicly that it doesn't want to restart the six party talks. however, president -- or rather kim jong-il, apparently, according to the journalist himself who called home in the summer in july said that they would be granted amnesty if such a high-profile emissary such as president clinton would come to north korea. perhaps there's a message transmitted. perhaps there would be some room back to the six-party talks with the u.s. and the others to those talk. very interested in getting under way again to continue the disarmament of north korea's nuclear program. >> we'll see whether or not this is one step forward in perhaps coming to some sort of international agreement down the road or whether this was just an isolated incident for the two families. christiane amanpour, cnn chief international correspondent on the phone from france this morning. thanks, ch
because right now north korea is under u.n. sanctions again because of its testing of the nuclear device and its firing of the missiles between april and may. and it has said publicly that it doesn't want to restart the six party talks. however, president -- or rather kim jong-il, apparently, according to the journalist himself who called home in the summer in july said that they would be granted amnesty if such a high-profile emissary such as president clinton would come to north korea....
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first, though, north korea. former president clinton on a mission there to meet with the country's dear leader kim jong il. his immediate goal? the release of two american journalists sentenced 12 years with hard labor. breaking in just the past hour fox news confirmed that president clinton met with those two women. there is much more to this story, angled that could impact american diplomacy quite literally around the world. we'll cover it all today starting with the latest overseas. the former president flew into north korea earlier today. the visit was kept secret until he landed, and played down by the white house. then the big meeting with kim jong il. pictures released by north korea, i'm told. officially the white house says this is a private mission on president clinton's part. but keep in mind this is a former u.s. president talking to a rogue state that has recently tested nuclear weapons. and his wife just happens to be the scurnt secretary of state. -- current secretary of state. in other words, the
first, though, north korea. former president clinton on a mission there to meet with the country's dear leader kim jong il. his immediate goal? the release of two american journalists sentenced 12 years with hard labor. breaking in just the past hour fox news confirmed that president clinton met with those two women. there is much more to this story, angled that could impact american diplomacy quite literally around the world. we'll cover it all today starting with the latest overseas. the...
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we do care about north korea. we don't want war in north korea. you're making the right kind of moral appeal, trying to create something between the official negotiations and the moral appeal. >> reverend jackson, this is stephen a. smith here, sir. i got to ask you. give us a play-by-play. what is it that you could go in there or former president clinton could go in there and do as a private citizen that the administration itself can't do to facilitate the release of hostages. give us the play-by-play that may be exercised. >> well, if the government goes in, you immediately into hardline negotiations. in this case, about nuclear development, about north and south korean negotiations, about trade, about possible military options. so it's a very hard-nosed deal. but they still want some opening, some communications outlet, hopefully, about someone who can get this side of the story out to the public. i remember we got looped into the goodman out of syria, president reagan said before i went, you shouldn't go because you will not get him but if you
we do care about north korea. we don't want war in north korea. you're making the right kind of moral appeal, trying to create something between the official negotiations and the moral appeal. >> reverend jackson, this is stephen a. smith here, sir. i got to ask you. give us a play-by-play. what is it that you could go in there or former president clinton could go in there and do as a private citizen that the administration itself can't do to facilitate the release of hostages. give us...
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north korea sending a message. they want to talk with us and we need to talk with them and, together, we can release a lot of pressure off south korea and the peninsula and perhaps reduce the -- perhaps reduce the nuclear threat. we must hope in that way. president barack obama, his own insecurity that allows him to effectively use the clintons and not marginalize them and not afraid to use them. a less secure man would not effectively use the clintons and he is doing it in a much significant way and he deserves congratulations as well. >> reverend, a pleasure and thank you for spending a piece of your morning with us and making our coverage and giving our coverage the richness and quality that you give it when you join us. thank you for that and enjoy your day. >>> the contrast, again, stark following breaking developments on that shooting in pennsylvania at a health club. it was at suburban pittsburgh. three women shot and killed before a gunman turned the gun on himself. alison cartville is there with the latest
north korea sending a message. they want to talk with us and we need to talk with them and, together, we can release a lot of pressure off south korea and the peninsula and perhaps reduce the -- perhaps reduce the nuclear threat. we must hope in that way. president barack obama, his own insecurity that allows him to effectively use the clintons and not marginalize them and not afraid to use them. a less secure man would not effectively use the clintons and he is doing it in a much significant...
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policy on north korea and its nuclear program will not change. bill whitaker begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: as the plane carrying journalists laura ling and euna lee and former president bill clinton approached the airport in burbank, anticipation was obvious on the faces in the gestures of the women's family members. as the plane taxied into the hangar in the golden light of dawn, the excitement was best summed up by lee's four-year-old daughter hannah, holding her father's hand, skiping to the stairway for the moment they had waited almost five months to see. >> ladies and gentlemen, please help me in welcoming home laura ling and euna lee. >> reporter: hannah hugged her mother and wouldn't let go. the two journalists, isolated for 140 days suddenly thrust before a throng of cameras. >> 30 hours ago, euna lee and i were prisoners in north korea. we feared that at any moment we could be sent to a hard labor camp. >> reporter: which made them all the more anxious when they were suddenly called into a meeting by their captors, not knowi
policy on north korea and its nuclear program will not change. bill whitaker begins our coverage tonight. >> reporter: as the plane carrying journalists laura ling and euna lee and former president bill clinton approached the airport in burbank, anticipation was obvious on the faces in the gestures of the women's family members. as the plane taxied into the hangar in the golden light of dawn, the excitement was best summed up by lee's four-year-old daughter hannah, holding her father's...
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had with north korea. in fact, bill clinton, until the debacle of 2000 election, bill clinton was planning on visiting pyeongyang to end his presidency. that didn't work out. so, the -- the -- if the -- if kim jong-il is -- let's look at it this way -- a few months before they took the two reporters in custody, they were getting a cold shoulder from washington. they were getting not even -- even a whiff of -- of warmth from the obama administration. and now we have bill clinton who's at a very high profile visit is coming that adds legitimacy in their eyes to their way -- their political way of life. so it's an all-win situation for them. sure, they'd rather have -- i would think they would rather have hillary. but bill ain't bad. >> if you're looking at the optics of all of this, it doesn't get better than bill clinton showing up on the ground there. a quid pro quo for north korea. they never do something for nothing. what do you think the quid pro quo is here? the chief nuclear negotiator is one of the p
had with north korea. in fact, bill clinton, until the debacle of 2000 election, bill clinton was planning on visiting pyeongyang to end his presidency. that didn't work out. so, the -- the -- if the -- if kim jong-il is -- let's look at it this way -- a few months before they took the two reporters in custody, they were getting a cold shoulder from washington. they were getting not even -- even a whiff of -- of warmth from the obama administration. and now we have bill clinton who's at a very...
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he arrived in north korea on a mission. to bring two american journalists back home. >> it may be a face-saving measure by the north koreans, saying we need a high level, prominent american person to come over, and then we'll go. >> reporter: euna lee and laura ling were working for al gore's current tv when they were tried in march. they were tried, convicted and sentenced to 12 years hard labor for crossing the border illegally and committing grave crimes. >> all we can say to the government of north korea is we desperately beg for mercy. >> reporter: washington has been pushing for the journalists' release for months. the fear is they're using the women as a negotiating card to win concessions. pyongyang rapidly escalated tensions this year with several provocative actions, including restarting its nuclear facilities and test-firing a series of ballistic missiles. >> the fact that they've agreed to welcome the former president of the united states with a strong likelihood that he will see kim jong-il, the north korean le
he arrived in north korea on a mission. to bring two american journalists back home. >> it may be a face-saving measure by the north koreans, saying we need a high level, prominent american person to come over, and then we'll go. >> reporter: euna lee and laura ling were working for al gore's current tv when they were tried in march. they were tried, convicted and sentenced to 12 years hard labor for crossing the border illegally and committing grave crimes. >> all we can say...
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north korea has repeatedly demanded that the u.s. should recognize and admit that euna lee and laura ling crossing the border into their territory were wrong. secretary of state hillary clinton did so in public but then the situation turned from bad to worse after she described the regime a child demanding attention which north korea shot back saying she is like an old person who ought to be wandering in a grocery store. everything is about pride and pace saving. to them different presidents of different views cannot be chosen by the people. for the north korean president to see that he flu to pyongyang, it gave me a good reason to let them go. >> the capital of afghanistan has been hit by a predawn missile attack less than throw weeks before presidential election there is. witnesses say as many of seven rained down with the city of kabul. other missiles were apparently aimed the other diplomatic targets and afghan government children. >> the worsening situation in afghanistan could lead to a call for more u.s. troops and resources f
north korea has repeatedly demanded that the u.s. should recognize and admit that euna lee and laura ling crossing the border into their territory were wrong. secretary of state hillary clinton did so in public but then the situation turned from bad to worse after she described the regime a child demanding attention which north korea shot back saying she is like an old person who ought to be wandering in a grocery store. everything is about pride and pace saving. to them different presidents of...
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what do you think north korea wants here? >> i think it's pretty clear what north korea wants. they want some kind of ease in the tensions. the sanctions, i think, that are -- >> but they've created some of the tension. >> i know, i know. they've absolutely, they are, i mean, i wont say 100% responsible, because we are responsible in part, but that's intentional. but they created a tremendous amount of tension with their nuclear tests, with the missile tests, and i think they found themselves in a bit of a box, because the resulting response that we've had, which includes the u.n. sanctions, has started to hurt them. in weird, little ways, that if you understand north korea, kind of make sense. they have a system where it's a very elite, structured system. the elites have strong control over what goes on in that country. and apparently, we've seized some yachts, some things of that nature, things that matter to them. >> and i should mention, you've actually traveled there as a staffer, so you've had the experience in country. what do you think the journalists have dealt with ov
what do you think north korea wants here? >> i think it's pretty clear what north korea wants. they want some kind of ease in the tensions. the sanctions, i think, that are -- >> but they've created some of the tension. >> i know, i know. they've absolutely, they are, i mean, i wont say 100% responsible, because we are responsible in part, but that's intentional. but they created a tremendous amount of tension with their nuclear tests, with the missile tests, and i think they...
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north korea tested a long-range ballistic missile on april 5. it then tested a small nuclear device the next month. on june 12, the u.n. responded with unanimous economic sanctions. for all that, north korea could enhance its international stature because it let the women go. >> they're playing all sides of this very well. they've held these two women, had a kangaroo trial and have basically used them as diplomatic pawns. >> reporter: kim reportedly suffered a stroke last year and may be battling pancreatic cancer. some think he is raising tensions with the nuclear arms program as a way of securing the leaders' job for his youngest son, or a way of protesting ever-tightening international sanctions. north korea only makes a deal when it expects to get something so you have to wonder what it expects for releasing these journalists because it will demand something. katie? >> couric: barry petersen. barry, thanks very much. for the families of laura ling and euna lee the past four and a half months had to be excruciating. late today they put out a
north korea tested a long-range ballistic missile on april 5. it then tested a small nuclear device the next month. on june 12, the u.n. responded with unanimous economic sanctions. for all that, north korea could enhance its international stature because it let the women go. >> they're playing all sides of this very well. they've held these two women, had a kangaroo trial and have basically used them as diplomatic pawns. >> reporter: kim reportedly suffered a stroke last year and...
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i think north korea would not have the former president of the united states come to north korea, sit down with president kim jong-il and then send him home without those two women he came for. i think has been wired very much with hillary clinton and with the national security council and with president obama. the north koreans are saying, mr. clinton, i think it might be more than that, mr. clinton brought a message from obama and the talks were exhaustive. which means that bill clinton may be sitting down as a negotiator about renewing the six party talks with north korea on nuclear weapons. it looks like after all the bad blood between hillary clinton and kim jong-il that we may have new -- >> former president clinton was carrying a message from barack obama and the white house has been very careful not to make any comments, again, because they say they don't want to jeopardize this. pat, is there a problem here? because we're looking at a similar situation in iran, now freelance journalists who intended to go and cover the elections in the kurdish part of iraq, crosses the border
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imagine this, there she is captive in north korea. she calls him and he missed the call but he did get the message. he played it on the answering machine. he said it was very emotional. imagine missing that phone call. >> he is not going to have to worry about missing her tomorrow morning. randy kay in los angeles. the former president's jet landing tomorrow morning. safe to say we will learn more when that jet does touchdown. there are so many questions including how the women were treated, how they fell into north korean hands and what was done to win their release. this story is far from over. here is what we do know from the beginning. march 17th, american journalists laura ling and euna lee are near the border between china and north korea working on a story for current tv when they are suddenly arrested possibly after crossing into north korea, accused of being spied and imprisonened. back home two shattered families plea for their release including laura's sister fellow journalist lisa ling. >> what has been the hardest part fo
imagine this, there she is captive in north korea. she calls him and he missed the call but he did get the message. he played it on the answering machine. he said it was very emotional. imagine missing that phone call. >> he is not going to have to worry about missing her tomorrow morning. randy kay in los angeles. the former president's jet landing tomorrow morning. safe to say we will learn more when that jet does touchdown. there are so many questions including how the women were...
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dealing with north korea directly without them. but moving forward, no real substantial change in policy in north korea is going to happen without the u.s. consulting with its key allies in the region, south korea and japan. >> charles armstrong, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> protesters took to the streets, again today in iran, shouting death to the dictator, as president mahmoud ahmadinejad was sworn in for his second term. amateur video posted on the internet what was said to be groups of people gathering near the parliament building in tehran, where that inauguration was held, state-run television reported that 5,000 security forces were deployed in the area. witnesses claim that police used tear gas and batons to break up the antigovernment rallies. >>> even with ahmadinejad now officially installed as president iran's opposition leaders are promising more protests. itn's carl dinnen reports on today's ceremony and what is next for iran's government. >> reporter: mahmoud ahmadinejad has tightened his grit on a second t
dealing with north korea directly without them. but moving forward, no real substantial change in policy in north korea is going to happen without the u.s. consulting with its key allies in the region, south korea and japan. >> charles armstrong, thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> protesters took to the streets, again today in iran, shouting death to the dictator, as president mahmoud ahmadinejad was sworn in for his second term. amateur video posted on the internet...
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there is major news out of north korea tonight. two american journalists, euna lee and laura ling, who were arrested in march while reporting along the border of china and north korea, have been pardoned. that announcement came late this afternoon after former president bill clinton made an unannounced visit to north korea, and then held a series of high-level talks, including a rare chat with north korean president kim jong-il. well, with dramatic news of the pardoning of the reporters made headlines today the former president's meeting with north korean official had far greater implications. the clinton visit and analysis of it, that's our "lead focus" tonight, beginning with "worldfocus" producer ivette feliciano. >> reporter: the former president was greeted with warm handshakes and flowers as he arrived in pyongyang today. the fact that clinton was greeted at the airport by north korea's chief nuclear negotiator and then had a rare meeting with north korean leader suggested that his talks went well beyond his efforts to free t
there is major news out of north korea tonight. two american journalists, euna lee and laura ling, who were arrested in march while reporting along the border of china and north korea, have been pardoned. that announcement came late this afternoon after former president bill clinton made an unannounced visit to north korea, and then held a series of high-level talks, including a rare chat with north korean president kim jong-il. well, with dramatic news of the pardoning of the reporters made...
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we could feel your love all the way in north korea. it is what kept us going in the darkest of hours. it is what sustained our faith that we would come home. the past 140 days has been the most difficult, heart wrenching time of our lives. we have very grateful that we were granted amnesty by the government of north korea and we are happy to be home and we are so anxious right now to be able to spend some quiet, private time getting reacquainted with our families. thank you so much [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, the family has asked me to say a few words and on their behalf all of us at -- and on behalf of the staff and families of current tv and my cofounder joel hyatt, we want to welcome laura and euna home. we want to thank president bill clinton for undertaking this mission and performing it so skillfully and all the members of his team who played key roles in this. also to president obama, laura mentioned this, but president obama and countless members of his administration have been deeply involved in this humanitarian eff
we could feel your love all the way in north korea. it is what kept us going in the darkest of hours. it is what sustained our faith that we would come home. the past 140 days has been the most difficult, heart wrenching time of our lives. we have very grateful that we were granted amnesty by the government of north korea and we are happy to be home and we are so anxious right now to be able to spend some quiet, private time getting reacquainted with our families. thank you so much [ applause ]...
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they didn't want to do business with north korea, and the result was north korea became a nuclear weapon state on their watch. they exploded a nuclear weapon. president obama came into office saying he was going to pursue diplomacy where he thinks it could achieve results. this is a perfect way to test the willingness of north korea to change its policies. first and foremost, by getting these two individuals out of jail and back home and, secondly, it may be that north korea has a message for the new president about what it's willing to do in terms of coming in from the cold, from the isolation from the world, and i don't think there's any harm done here. on the contrary, i think that the families of those involved and the journalists are going to see -- offer a lot of thanks to president clinton for being willing to make this trip. >> jamie, our colleague at nbc says his sources are telling him north korea got what they wanted in that they get acknowledgment and they have obviously a popular former president on the ground there. how does this move forward with what we've seen today? >>
they didn't want to do business with north korea, and the result was north korea became a nuclear weapon state on their watch. they exploded a nuclear weapon. president obama came into office saying he was going to pursue diplomacy where he thinks it could achieve results. this is a perfect way to test the willingness of north korea to change its policies. first and foremost, by getting these two individuals out of jail and back home and, secondly, it may be that north korea has a message for...
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with him, american journalist detained by north korea. he secured their release tuesday following a meeting with the country's leader kim jong-il. senior sources say north korea indicated in advance they would free the journalist is mr. clinton made the visit. >> the two american journalists at the heart of what amounted to a mercy visit by former president bill clinton, months after sentenced to 12 years hard labor and north korea, laura ling and euna lee are on their way home, travel with the man looking to save them. they are on their way to los angeles where they will be united with their families. laura ling's father said he was overjoyed that his daughter was on her way home. >> i am so glad and all thankful to the prayers and thoughts of the people. i'm very thankful to the state department. very thankful for the government for doing all they can to gain the release. >> mr. clinton arrived in north korea tuesday with -- for a surprise meeting with kim jong- il. his mission to free the two journalists, giving jail sentence for illeg
with him, american journalist detained by north korea. he secured their release tuesday following a meeting with the country's leader kim jong-il. senior sources say north korea indicated in advance they would free the journalist is mr. clinton made the visit. >> the two american journalists at the heart of what amounted to a mercy visit by former president bill clinton, months after sentenced to 12 years hard labor and north korea, laura ling and euna lee are on their way home, travel...
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both women were arrested in north korea in march. they were charged with entering the country illegally and had been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. former president clinton convinced kim jong-il to pardon them. >> 18 hours ago, euna lee and i were prisoners in north korea. we feared that at any moment we could be sent to a hard labor camp. and then suddenly we were told that we were going to a meeting. we were taken to a location and when we walked in through the doors, we saw standing before us president bill clinton. >> boy, can you imagine how they were overcome at that moment? lee and ling were employed by the media company owned by al gore. president obama watched this joyous reunion on television as we all did here. he said he is breathing a sigh of relief now that the women are back home. >> i want to just make a brief comment about the fact that the two young journalists, euna lee and laura ling are safely back with their families. we are obviously extraordinarily relieved. i had an opportunity to speak with the familie
both women were arrested in north korea in march. they were charged with entering the country illegally and had been sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. former president clinton convinced kim jong-il to pardon them. >> 18 hours ago, euna lee and i were prisoners in north korea. we feared that at any moment we could be sent to a hard labor camp. and then suddenly we were told that we were going to a meeting. we were taken to a location and when we walked in through the doors, we saw...
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going to north korea. but the administration has gotten sanctions on the north, it got)h the russians, everybody lined up to put pressure on the north to come back in a serious way to what is called complete and irreversible nuclear talks. >> i don't think you're going to have, to get north korea to the point where it's ready to really denuclearize, you'll first have to normalize relations. they changed their position in that respect. before the idea was you would denuclearize and then normalize relations. now they've got different terms. so bill clinton had significant discussions while he was there. with kim jong ill in the presence of his principle pal advisor. it was very significant that kim jong ill brought him out of the woodwork. he had not heard from for a long time and it's giving the impression that the hard liners were in complete control of north korea. kim jong-il brought him into the discussions, i think that a lot of substantive issues must have been explored, they had a dinner afterwards i
going to north korea. but the administration has gotten sanctions on the north, it got)h the russians, everybody lined up to put pressure on the north to come back in a serious way to what is called complete and irreversible nuclear talks. >> i don't think you're going to have, to get north korea to the point where it's ready to really denuclearize, you'll first have to normalize relations. they changed their position in that respect. before the idea was you would denuclearize and then...
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so we wish the people of north korea well. we just want to make sure that the government of north korea is operating within the basic rules of the international community that they know is expected of them. >> and you can watch all of chuck's interview with president obama on our website, msnbc.com, part of msnbc's award-winning elkhart project up. >> next, a horse of a different color. one that can jump over a car? the horse is fine. we'll tell you all about that. >> but first, the fed wants the public's help in finding an illinois bank robber they're calling the scarecrow bandit. can you guess why they call him that? he's dressed like a scarecrow. smearing his face with mud, waving a sawed off broomstick. if you've seen this man, the fbi would like to talk to you. to stay on top of my game after 50, i switched to a complete multivitamin with more. only one a day men's 50+ advantage... has gingko for memory and concentration. plus support for heart health. that's a great call. one a day men's. and my dog bailey and i love to
so we wish the people of north korea well. we just want to make sure that the government of north korea is operating within the basic rules of the international community that they know is expected of them. >> and you can watch all of chuck's interview with president obama on our website, msnbc.com, part of msnbc's award-winning elkhart project up. >> next, a horse of a different color. one that can jump over a car? the horse is fine. we'll tell you all about that. >> but...
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and north korea? that's a step. >> well, we do have some channels to talk with north korea, and as the background briefing received from high administration officials made clear overnight, when the message came to us from the young women themselves to their families, to former vice president gore, and then to the administration, that sending my husband would be the best way to ensure their release, of course we took that very seriously, discussed it, the white house reached out, as they said, to my husband to ask him if he'd be willing to do that. there were briefings about it. but in order to manage the logistics of it, it did require communication with channels representing the north korean government. that's not the first time, nor will it be the last, that something like that happens. but we would like to see our conversations back in a broader context. >> and as you can see, they were very excited but she's trying to send a signal that this could be a breakthrough if north korea makes that choice
and north korea? that's a step. >> well, we do have some channels to talk with north korea, and as the background briefing received from high administration officials made clear overnight, when the message came to us from the young women themselves to their families, to former vice president gore, and then to the administration, that sending my husband would be the best way to ensure their release, of course we took that very seriously, discussed it, the white house reached out, as they...
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north korea. china, on the other hand, can do everything about it. china basically feeds north korea. >> yes, supplies it practically. >> they give a tremendous amount of food, the people are starving, give a lot of the fuel. all china would have to do, to restrict that, that regime would fall and things would change. let's not lose sight of that. >> do we have nancy skinner with us? >> yes. >> do you think this is going to be front page news tomorrow? i think clinton's a hero and i love the guy. >> i'm glad to hear you say that and i'd like to ask jeren, john harwood said there's nothing like the former cache of presidents to get this done. do you think george bush could have done this? real diplomacy works and cowboy diplomacy does not. >> i am no fan of george w. bush. >> that doesn't answer what i'm saying. let me jump in for a second. we saw when you reach across the aisle and try to resolve differences you can open doors and that's what history has shown so this idea you should never talk to anyone is absolutely been proven wrong time and time
north korea. china, on the other hand, can do everything about it. china basically feeds north korea. >> yes, supplies it practically. >> they give a tremendous amount of food, the people are starving, give a lot of the fuel. all china would have to do, to restrict that, that regime would fall and things would change. let's not lose sight of that. >> do we have nancy skinner with us? >> yes. >> do you think this is going to be front page news tomorrow? i think...
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president bill clinton and north korea's kim jung il. and reports say two jailed american journalists have now been freed. australian police believe they followed a major terror plot. four suspects are accused of links to somali islammists. protests in sudan. a woman goes on trial accused of dressing indecently in public. she wore trousers in a restaurant. very warm welcome to bbc world news. broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. coming up later for you, what kind of policing do you call this? a new human rights report says too many of india's police are abuse and failing at their jobs. >> parts of india have been modernizing past. the police force is still antiquated, ill-equipped and underresourced and under real pressure to fight crime. that's why some offices are cutting corners. >> and it's the people's photo shoot. why one of britain's top celebrity snappers is turning his camera on a thousand members of the public. >> hello to you. right now north korea's state news agency is reporting the country's le
president bill clinton and north korea's kim jung il. and reports say two jailed american journalists have now been freed. australian police believe they followed a major terror plot. four suspects are accused of links to somali islammists. protests in sudan. a woman goes on trial accused of dressing indecently in public. she wore trousers in a restaurant. very warm welcome to bbc world news. broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america, also around the globe. coming up later for you, what kind...
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pardoned by north korea's leader. so what exactly did former president clinton do and say to secure their release? and who is that manly swimmer, you ask? and how about vladimir putin. he's showing off his unclothed side. that's tonight's shot when "360" continues. mom was diagnosed with moderate alzheimer's. it was tough news to hear. everything changed. i didn't know what to do. right about then, our doctor mentioned the exelon patch. he said it releases medicine continuously for 24 hours. he said it could help with her cognition which includes things like memory, reasoning, communicating and understanding. (announcer) the most common side effects of exelon patch are nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. the likelihood and severity of these side effects may increase as the dose increases. patients may experience loss of appetite or weight. patients who weigh less than 110 pounds may experience more side effects. people at risk for stomach ulcers or who take certain other medicine should talk to their doctor because serious
pardoned by north korea's leader. so what exactly did former president clinton do and say to secure their release? and who is that manly swimmer, you ask? and how about vladimir putin. he's showing off his unclothed side. that's tonight's shot when "360" continues. mom was diagnosed with moderate alzheimer's. it was tough news to hear. everything changed. i didn't know what to do. right about then, our doctor mentioned the exelon patch. he said it releases medicine continuously for 24...
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at a time when north korea's trying to find ways to -- the president of north korea, who's gotten a coup out of this visit by clinton, is trying to shore up his domestic base, leave the north korean power that he has to his son. there may be some turmoil, some dissent. so everybody wins, but the biggest win is the pictures we're seeing of the women coming home, and their families. they're wonderful families. i've dealt with them, with lisa ling. they approached this diplomatically. they sensitized the american people. they were respectful. so, it's a great moment right now. >> as somebody who has negotiated in the past, put yourself in bill clinton's shoes for a moment and give us a sense of what he must be feeling. >> well, he's -- he's ecstatic, because i know that the north koreans wanted him to come while he was president -- >> governor we're going to have to interrupt you. euna lee is about to speak. i'm sorry that is laura thing. >> 30 hours ago, euna lee and i were prisoners in north korea. we feared that at any moment we could be sent to a hard labor camp. and then, suddenly, we
at a time when north korea's trying to find ways to -- the president of north korea, who's gotten a coup out of this visit by clinton, is trying to shore up his domestic base, leave the north korean power that he has to his son. there may be some turmoil, some dissent. so everybody wins, but the biggest win is the pictures we're seeing of the women coming home, and their families. they're wonderful families. i've dealt with them, with lisa ling. they approached this diplomatically. they...
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-- out of north korea. way home -- out of north korea. theeeeee this is my verizon small business specialist, tom. now, i know the catering business but when i walked in here i wasn't sure what i needed. i'm not sure what i need. tom showed me how to use mifi to get my whole team working online, on location. i was like, "woah". woah ! only verizon wireless has small business specialists in every store to help you do business better. you're like my secret ingredient. come in today and connect up to five devices on one 3g connection. now only $99.99 greta: the cleveland clinic is one of the best clinics in the world. but also keep costs low. how? this hospital has been a model hospital -- but they also keep costs low. costs. you're able to do that. >> yes, and one of the reasons i think for that is a couple fall. first of all, all of us are employed -- is a couple fold. we get paid a fixed salary. right, for example,ç i as a het surgeon, it did not make any difference if i did three operations or five opera
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former president bill clinton's surprise trip to north korea has resulted in the pardon of two journalists convicted of crimes against the communist nation. laura ling and union that ling had -- and euna lee had been sentenced to ten years of hard labor. instead, they are expected to get a ride home with bill clinton in comfort. >> u.s. officials said the plan to have former president bill clinton secure the release of the two american journalists was negotiated before he landed, and at the airport, he was greeted by north korea's top leaders, including its lead nuclear negotiator, but the white house insisted this was a private visit by the former president, and that he was not carrying any message from president obama. >> our focus right now is in insuring that the safety of two journalists that are in north korea right now. thaw is not how north korea's state-unnews agency characterized the visit, which included a dinner meeting with kim jung il. at the meeting place, bill clinton resphectsfully delivered barack obama's message to kim jung il. >> mr. clinton is the first high-level amer
former president bill clinton's surprise trip to north korea has resulted in the pardon of two journalists convicted of crimes against the communist nation. laura ling and union that ling had -- and euna lee had been sentenced to ten years of hard labor. instead, they are expected to get a ride home with bill clinton in comfort. >> u.s. officials said the plan to have former president bill clinton secure the release of the two american journalists was negotiated before he landed, and at...
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appreciate it. >>> nightmare in north korea. cnn has the untold story of what those two journalists faced during their month of captivity. >>> and what wrong-way driver whose head on collision killed eight people was heavily intoxicated. for clunkers program, a great deal gets even better. let us recycle your older vehicle, and you could qualify for an additional $3500 or $4500 cash back... on a new, more fuel efficient chevy. your chevy dealer has more eligible models to choose from - more than ford, toyota, or honda. so save gas... and money... now during the chevy open house. go to chevy.com for details. >>> new information about a deadly highway crash in new york has turned sympathy into anger. this is quite an amazing story. you have more details. >> such a horrible story. this is a story where eight people were killed. authorities are saying now with toxicology tests showing that the driver was drunk and could have smoked pot anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour before the crash. the family of two of the victims say they wa
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with two journalists freed from north korea. how the former president and other leaders were able to negotiate for their release. >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us this morning for "news4 today." i'm barbara harrison. i'm keith garvin in for joe krebs. it is wednesday, august 5th, 2009. a live look outside across washington area. a beautiful sky with clouds moving in. >> tom says that could mean rain for us today. he is here to tell us about it. good morning. >>> it is a soothing summer moing. res too humid with tempetu in the comfort zone at this s hour. hiaston and hiarng w the nearby suburbs nea n70. on the radar, no preave a cool ap aoausg sch the day ssesogsssre. and by early afternoon out in the mountains, we could have thundershowers. near the metro ar,ea the wester, suburbs to near waonshgtin, some passing thundershowersgt areas south and east of rnoon and evening thundershowersre, likely. we re the showerse, aivrr should subcommittee the upper 80s and it will behe rrat hubem. theun a st 8:15. might have
with two journalists freed from north korea. how the former president and other leaders were able to negotiate for their release. >>> good morning. thank you for waking up with us this morning for "news4 today." i'm barbara harrison. i'm keith garvin in for joe krebs. it is wednesday, august 5th, 2009. a live look outside across washington area. a beautiful sky with clouds moving in. >> tom says that could mean rain for us today. he is here to tell us about it. good...
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president bill clinton and north korea's kim jong-il. and reports say two jailed american journalists have been freed. australian police belief they have foiled a major terrorist plot. four suspects accuse of links with somali extremist. >> a woman goes on trial accused of dressing indies ently. she wore trousers in a restaurant. welcome to "bbc world news." broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, what kind of policing do you call this? a new human rights report says too many of india's place are abusive and failing at their job. a hollywood actress takes send moo on the road. >> cinema is for everybody and everywhere. we are knowing how few opportunities there are for people to realize how incredibly wise cinema is. >> hello. a secretive come nist state with nuclear ambitions which has been playing fast and loose with the rest of the world. today they have been playing host to bill clinton, the most senior visitor in a decade. he met north korean leader, kim jong-il and secured a pardon for the
president bill clinton and north korea's kim jong-il. and reports say two jailed american journalists have been freed. australian police belief they have foiled a major terrorist plot. four suspects accuse of links with somali extremist. >> a woman goes on trial accused of dressing indies ently. she wore trousers in a restaurant. welcome to "bbc world news." broadcast to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. coming up later, what kind of policing do you call this?...
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he arrived in north korea this morning. laura ling and euna lee were sentenced to 12 years in prison after they were accused of illegally crossing the border. >>> a rocket hit kabul this morning. the city has been relatively violence free compared to the rest of afghanistan. the taliban said there will be more attacks before this month's elections there. >>> president obama celebrated the new gi bill with hundreds of young vets in virginia yesterday. he called it a moral obligation to our servicemen and women. the updated bill expands iraq and afghanistan. former president bush signed it last year. >>> those are just a few of the stories we're following today. first i wanted to see how you are and check up on you. morning, sunshine. i'm robin meade. >>> well, breaking news. one expert says former president bill clinton would not be in north korea this morning without some kind of deal on the table. clinton is trying to get two american journalists released. laura ling and euna lee have been in prison since march. they're fa
he arrived in north korea this morning. laura ling and euna lee were sentenced to 12 years in prison after they were accused of illegally crossing the border. >>> a rocket hit kabul this morning. the city has been relatively violence free compared to the rest of afghanistan. the taliban said there will be more attacks before this month's elections there. >>> president obama celebrated the new gi bill with hundreds of young vets in virginia yesterday. he called it a moral...
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-north korea relations? >> well it's early to tell. i'm somewhat optimistic that this could jump start the talks that stopped toward the end of last year. but what i fear is that perhaps this opportity will just lead to more talks, a return to the six-party process or some other means of just simply talking to north korea without getting to our objective, which is to completely dismantle the nuclear weapons program in north korea. >> some say that this does send the wrong message, that we are willing to negotiate with people that we have not had talks with in the past or in the recent past. do you think this does send the wrong message? >> i think it's too early to tell. i think the new administration should be commended for a measured response. it showed firmness in dealing with north korea and that a presidential visit by a former president, bill clinton, would not somehow lead to a buffet table of concessions. i don't think that is likely to happen. this is a very tough issue. north koreans are determined to keep their nuclear weapo
-north korea relations? >> well it's early to tell. i'm somewhat optimistic that this could jump start the talks that stopped toward the end of last year. but what i fear is that perhaps this opportity will just lead to more talks, a return to the six-party process or some other means of just simply talking to north korea without getting to our objective, which is to completely dismantle the nuclear weapons program in north korea. >> some say that this does send the wrong message,...
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good news out of north korea. yes, american journalists laura ling and euna lee, imprisoned since mid-march, facing 12 years in a north korean prison labor camp, are now free. they are on their way home. when the word came across the wire at 7:33 p.m. eastern, there was a little burst of applause that went through our staff newsroom. these young women are heading home on a private plane with former president bill clinton, who in a surprise move arrived in north korea yesterday. while the white house characterized mr. clinton's visit as a, quote, solely private mission to secure the release of two americans, north korea, of course, treated the trip as if it was a state visit, or at least a high-level state function. north korea's chief nuclear negotiating actually met mr. clinton when he arrived on the tarmac. kim jong-il reportedly hosted a banquet for him in pyongyang. within hours of that meeting with kim jong-il, the dictator issued a special pardon for euna lee and laura ling. as to what was said during these
good news out of north korea. yes, american journalists laura ling and euna lee, imprisoned since mid-march, facing 12 years in a north korean prison labor camp, are now free. they are on their way home. when the word came across the wire at 7:33 p.m. eastern, there was a little burst of applause that went through our staff newsroom. these young women are heading home on a private plane with former president bill clinton, who in a surprise move arrived in north korea yesterday. while the white...
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, two american journalists being held in a north korea prison. clinton delivering a message to the north korean dictator. more now from beijing. >> reporter: the former u.s. president touched down in pyongyang on board a private unmarked jet and was warmly greeted by two senior government officials and a young girl with flowers. expectations are going that mr. clinton will meet one-on-one with north korean leader kim jong il, a meeting which mr. clinton wanted to have back in 2000, but never happened. >> for him, this is an important fulfilling of an unfulfilled mission and for kim jong il who wanted him to come when he was president, it would be the height of rudeness not to receive it. >> reporter: the turning point in all of this say analysts was when washington dropped the demand for the journalist laura ling and euna lee to be released on humanitarian grounds instead saying they're hoping for amnesty. >> the two journalists and their families have expressed great remorse for this incident. and i think everyone is very sorry that it happened.
, two american journalists being held in a north korea prison. clinton delivering a message to the north korean dictator. more now from beijing. >> reporter: the former u.s. president touched down in pyongyang on board a private unmarked jet and was warmly greeted by two senior government officials and a young girl with flowers. expectations are going that mr. clinton will meet one-on-one with north korean leader kim jong il, a meeting which mr. clinton wanted to have back in 2000, but...
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north korea that has isolated itself, north korea being the community that needs to repair that. bill: jennifer, are you still with us? >> yes. bill: it in the other in the last two weeks? >> that is right. that is my honor standing, speaking to senior officials, that it was when these women had a conversation with their families, they delivered the message that the north koreans were asking for bill clinton to be the envoy. that north korea suggested that they could be released if he was to come there. the families had lost touch, not only without war but also with the state department. at that point the wheels were set in motion. they wondered whether this was a real offer. they checked for the swedish ambassador, they started to think that the north koreans were serious. at that point, around july 24 the national security adviser, he initially spoke to a former president clinton to see if he was willing to undertake this mission. i am told that there was a briefing at his house in d.c. from intelligence agencies and national security representatives, basically giving him the l
north korea that has isolated itself, north korea being the community that needs to repair that. bill: jennifer, are you still with us? >> yes. bill: it in the other in the last two weeks? >> that is right. that is my honor standing, speaking to senior officials, that it was when these women had a conversation with their families, they delivered the message that the north koreans were asking for bill clinton to be the envoy. that north korea suggested that they could be released if...
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north korea. peter: americans delighted that these young journalists have been returned. it's great to have americans back on our soil soon of the but there is a question about what price will be paid for this negotiation. clearly bill clinton did a tremendous job in getting these people back. and i think one of the conditions of his trip was knowing that in fact, he would be successful in bringing the americans back. but in doing so, have we restored north korea to the community of nations? and they put out an absolute propaganda statement that the former president of the united states had basically confessed to the crimes of these two young women who were doing nothing else but being american journalists. steve: clinton expressed words of sincere apology to kim jong il for the hostile acts committed by the girls. clinton courteously conveyed to kim jong il an ernest request of the u.s. government to leniently pardon them. peter: i don't think he admitted that they did it. steve: bill clinton wou
north korea. peter: americans delighted that these young journalists have been returned. it's great to have americans back on our soil soon of the but there is a question about what price will be paid for this negotiation. clearly bill clinton did a tremendous job in getting these people back. and i think one of the conditions of his trip was knowing that in fact, he would be successful in bringing the americans back. but in doing so, have we restored north korea to the community of nations?...
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former president clinton has arrived on a surprise visit to north korea. >> mr. clinton is expected to return with laura ling and euna lee. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. it is an extraordinary trip that is being made by former president bill clinton. clinton's visit to korea as there's heightened tensions over the nuclear programs. he hopes to win the freedom of those american journalists, laura ling and euna lee. he was greeted by the country's vice president and the vice foreign minister, who is also the country's chief nuclear envoy. this unexpected meeting is a direct one-on-one dialogue between the u.s. government and the north koreans. no third parties are involved. technically, there are no diplomatic relations between the two countries. but it is believed that washington has been working around the clock to use all means possible to get ling and lee released. clinton's unannounced visit may indicate there is a high chance that the two journalists are to be set free. and the incident is being used as an opening to smooth relations between the two coun
former president clinton has arrived on a surprise visit to north korea. >> mr. clinton is expected to return with laura ling and euna lee. >> reporter: good morning, vinita. it is an extraordinary trip that is being made by former president bill clinton. clinton's visit to korea as there's heightened tensions over the nuclear programs. he hopes to win the freedom of those american journalists, laura ling and euna lee. he was greeted by the country's vice president and the vice...
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we could feel your love all the way in north korea. it is what kept us going in the darkest of hours. it is what sustained our faith that we would come home. >> to the thousands upon thousands of people who have held laura and euna in their prayers, who have written letters and called and sent e-mails, we are very, very grateful. >> the past 140 days have been the most difficult, heart-wrenching time of our lives. we are very grateful that we were granted amnesty by the government of north korea. we are so happy to be home. thirty hours ago, euna lee and i were prisoners in north korea. we feared that at any moment, we could be sent to a hard labor camp. then, suddenly, we were told that we were going to a meeting. we were taken to a location. when we walked in throughout doors, we saw standing before us president bill clinton. >> they really put their hearts in this. it speaks well of our country that when two american sit zeps are in harm's way, that so many people would just put things aside and just go to work to make sure that thi
we could feel your love all the way in north korea. it is what kept us going in the darkest of hours. it is what sustained our faith that we would come home. >> to the thousands upon thousands of people who have held laura and euna in their prayers, who have written letters and called and sent e-mails, we are very, very grateful. >> the past 140 days have been the most difficult, heart-wrenching time of our lives. we are very grateful that we were granted amnesty by the government...
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right now, north korea has been flat for heavy u.s. sanctions. >> thank you, christiane amanpour. >>> captain michael scott speicher's remains found in iraq but his family is still hoping to find answers in washington. having the right tools is crucial to being able to manage your diabetes properly. it's very important for me to uh check my blood sugar before i go on stage. being on when i'm feeling low can be like a rollercoaster. it does at times feel like my body is telling me...